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​“She lying!” Tonya shouted. “She let them tie me up and lock me in the trunk! Harlem and I laid in sweat and piss the whole ride!” Tonya grabbed the phone off of the table and threw it against the wall, breaking it.“My phone!” Trina shouted. “You going on Broadway tonight!” Trina sat down and lit a cigarette. “What you going on Broadway for?” Alonzo asked. Trina turned to him and smiled.“Fundraising. “ Trina replied. Tonya giggled.

“I’m sorry, I just couldn’t deal with Big Pie fronting like that. I’ll get you a new phone.” Tonya announced.“Your priorities are all fucked up, Tonya.” Alonzo stated. Tonya rolled her eyes. “I’m glad you can go out hoeing to buy your friend a phone but could give two fucks about Harlem and her safety.” Alonzo shook his head and Meri grinned . “And your point is what?” Tonya asked. Alonzo stood up out of his chair and got in Tonya’s face.“The point is you’re retarded as fuck!” Alonzo yelled. “The whole reason we left Buffalo was so that you could keep Harlem with you and now you say fuck her?” Alonzo walked to the front door of the cabin. “I’m out I need a break. Alonzo stated as he opened the door.“Where you going?” Meri asked. “A walk on the beach.” Alonzo replied “You’re welcome to come with me, Meri.” Meri got up and followed Alonzo out the door, shutting it behind her.

​“They with that hoe, I told you!” Big Pie announced. Dre and the goons snickered. “Good, did they say where they were? “ Dre replied. ‘NO, as soon as I tried to run game, Tonya hung up on me.” Big Pie replied. “How are we going to find them now?” Big Pie sighed. Dre looked down at his Iphone. “I remember Trina had an Iphone.” Dre announced. Big Pie looked at him with a confused look on her face. “What does that have to do with anything?” Pronto asked. Dre turned to him and smiled. “With the FindMyPhone app, I get the coordinates to her phone.” Dre replied. Big Pie’s jaw dropped.

“That’s, brilliant! J” Big Pie exclaimed. Dre opened the app and tracked the coordinates.“Alleghany State Park, somewhere near the beach.” Dre announced. “She’s all clean.” One of the goons announced as he brought Harlem out of the bathroom. “Throw them pissy ass clothes away! “ Big Pie yelled . “That shit stink!” She proclaimed. The goons took the clothes out of Harlem’s hands and threw them out of the hotel window.“There is that better?” One of the goons asked. Everyone burst into laughter. “Calm your angry ass down Big. “ Dre stated. He pulled out a bag of coke “Here’s what you need.” Big Pie grabbed the bag out of his hand and snorted a line. “We leave for Alleghany State Park tomorrow morning.” Dre announced .

Alonzo and Meri sat down at the bench by the beach. Alonzo let out a loud sigh.“It’s okay.” Meri said comforting him. He kissed her lips passionately. “Meri, I don’t want you thinking I miss Tonya.“ Alonzo gazed into her beautiful brown eyes. You are my future, and Tonya is in the past!” He kissed on the lips once more, enjoying the euphoria of her lips caressing his. “You promise?” Meri asked. “ I just want to be sure this is real. I have been played by so many guys before.” A single tear left Meri’s eyes. Alonzo dried her tear and embraced her tightly. “My love for you is real. “ Alonzo replied. “Tonya is in my past, you are my future Meri” Alonzo kissed her on the cheek. “I love you Meri.” Meri looked up at him and smiled.“I love you too Alonzo.” Meri replied. Alonzo smiled from ear to ear. Finally someone who loved him for who he is! He embraced her tightly once more.

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​“Where the fuck is Dre!” The detective shouted. Yolanda smacked her teeth. “We know you know where he is. Now spill it!” The detective slammed Yolanda’s case file on the table in the interrogation room. “Fuck you!” Yolanda replied. “Even if I knew I wouldn’t tell you! Pig…” Yolanda smirked and the detective’s blood began to boil! He yoked her up by her orange jumpsuit and slammed her against the concrete wall. Yolanda spit in the detective’s face. He punched her in the neck and started banging her head against the wall. Police officers rushed in and broke up the fight. “Fuck yall motha fuckas! Pussy! How you hit a woman in handcuffs?” Yolanda screamed as police officers carried her away to the cell.

​“Tonya you ready yet?” Trina asked as she applied top-coat to her nails. Tonya buttoned the flaps of her lingerie, put on some shorts and met Trina in the kitchen of the cabin. “Yeah lets do this!” Tonya replied. Trina turned to Darren who was sitting at the table scrolling through Facebook. “Let’s go get this money.” Trina stated. All three left the cabin and got into the car. “So where are we going?” Darren asked as they pulled off.“Broadway and Gatchell.” Trina replied.“Yeah, and then to Forest Avenue.” Tonya added. Once Darren Trina and Tonya arrived at the corner of Gatchell, Trina and Tonya hopped out of the car, stood at opposite corners, and Darren parked a few blocks down.

“Rita, here’s your new cell mate.” A police officer stated as he threw Yolanda into the cell and locked it. “Ahh!” Yolanda screamed at the top of her lungs. She kicked the bars with all her strength and fell on the floor. “The bars are kick proof.” Rita stated as she looked up from the book she was reading. “I tried that when I first got here. I was pissed my daughter, Tonya wouldn’t turn herself in.” She stated. Yolanda rolled her eyes.“Who the fuck asked you?” Yolanda snapped “I’m not here to make acquaintances”. Yolanda said. Rita rolled her eyes.“Ok fuck you too then.” Rita replied as she went back to reading her book. The two sat in silence for a moment and Yolanda got up and sat on the bottom bunk.

“Meri, can I ask you something?” Alonzo questioned as he passed Meri a shot of Henny. He was glad everyone was gone. Now they were alone in the cabin and they could FINALLY have a serious talk about their relationship. “When you said you loved me, did you really mean it?” Alonzo inquired. Meri sighed“I got caught up in the moment.” Meri replied.

​Alonzo’s jaw dropped and tears began to resurface.“So you don’t love me?” Alonzo asked. “Why are you playing games with me!” He shouted. “You said you loved me I just thought it was nice to say it back I really didn’t mean it. I’m sorry.L” Meri replied. Alonzo shook his head.

“Hey baby you looking for a good time?” Tonya asked as she leaned into the truck and scanned Broadway for cops. The driver of the car pulled out a gun and stuck it in her face.“Get in the car!” He mumbled through his facemask. Tonya got into the car and they pulled off. Trina signaled Darren and he pulled up in front of her.“What happened? Did she get a lick?” Darren asked as Trina hopped into the car. “I guess so. Lets go to Grant street on the west side. I need money too. “ Trina replied. Darren pulled off and turned the music up.

SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!!!!

​“What the fuck?” Darren screamed as they pulled up to the hotel parking lot. Tonya ran up to thecar, naked and wet from the shower.

“Let me in! Let me in!” Tonya shouted as she banged on the passenger door window. Darrenunlocked the back door, Tonya hopped in and they screeched off.

“What the fuck is going on?” Trina exclaimed.

“You were right, I should have left Chicago when I had the chance.” Tonya replied. “I didn’t haveenough time to grab Harlem.” Tonya broke down into tears.

“Where is she?” Trina asked.

“With Dre and Big Pie.” Tonya replied.Trina and Darren face palmed.

“You’re a special kind of retard aren’t you?” Darren replied. “You should have never leftBUFFALO to begin with!” Darren sighed. “Put on that jacket back there.” Tonya rolled her eyes and puton the jacket.

“So now what?” Trina asked.

​Damn, how long this hoe going to be in the shower?” Dre asked. “Take her out of thebathroom.” He ordered. Pronto went into the bathroom to get Tonya, but she was GONE!

“Oh shit!” Pronto screamed “She’s gone!”

“What?” Dre asked as he got up and walked to the bathroom. When he entered the bathroom,Pronto pointed to the small shower window she escaped out of. “Fuck!” Dre shouted angrily,Harlem burst into tears. He picked his daughter up from the bathroom floor and set her on thebed in the small hotel room. “Big Pie you have to clean her up, she still smells like Tonya’s piss!”Dre ordered. Big Pie smacked her teeth.

“I ain’t doing shit.” Big pie replied. “You out your rabbit as mind if you think I’m about to clean upanother bitch kid.” Dre rolled his eyes. “We need to get the fuck out of here before Tonya callsthe cops!” Big Pie stated.

“We don’t have shit to worry about.” Pronto replied. “If that hoe was going to call the cops, shewould have by now. Plus, we have Harlem; she’ll be back for her. “Dre high- fived Pronto.

“On top of that, if she does call, she’s shooting herself in the foot because CPS will take Harlemfor good!” Big Pie replied. Everyone chuckled. Suddenly, someone banged on the hotel roomdoor.

“Open up!” The voice shouted. Everyone pulled out their guns...

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​“So are you going to go back to your old life?” Alonzo asked Meri as he poured a shot of Hennessey. He placed it on the kitchen table in the cabin and Meri took a sip.

“What do you mean?” Meri asked. Alonzo sighed.

“Stripping, whoring…” Alonzo replied. Silence engulfed the cabin.

​“I haven’t made a decision yet. This shit moving real fast.” Meri replied. She took another sip and suddenly, Darren, Trina and Tonya burst through the door. “Tonya?” Meri said out of confusion.

“Long story short, Dre is an asshole.” Tonya stated as she sat down at the kitchen table next to Meri. They embraced tightly for what seemed like for ever.

“So what are you going to do now?” Alonzo asked. Tonya turned to him and shrugged her shoulders.

“What do you mean you don’t know?” Darren asked. “So you’re really going to let crazy ass Dre keep Harlem? Tonya this is low, even for you.” Darren shook his head in disgust and went into his bedroom.

Pronto inched towards the door and everyone in the room stood as statues. A drip of sweat fell down Dre’s face, he was about to shit his pants. Pronto looked through the peep hole and let out a sigh of relief. “Chill!” Pronto whispered “It’s just the manager of the hotel.” Pronto put his gun away and everyone else followed suit. He opened the door…

“Keep the fucking noise down!” The manager screamed. He gave them the middle finger and stormed off. Pronto shut the door and sat back down at the desk in the hotel room.

“We need to make a decision about what we’re going to do. “ Pronto said. “I don’t have time to waste.”

“We’re still going after Alonzo, we just have to be sneaky about it.” Dre replied “Time to reformulate the plan.” Everyone leaned in to listen.

​“Alonzo, I need to tell you something.” Tonya stated. “I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and I just wanted to apologize for the way I treated you.” Alonzo glanced at Meri and took a sip of Hennessey.

“That will be $250.” The taxi driver said as they pulled into the parking lot of a cheap motel in Buffalo. Dre handed him the money and got out of the taxi followed by Pie. Once the taxi drove off, Pronto and the goons hopped out of the second car and walked over to Dre.

“Well, we’re here, now what?” Pronto asked Dre.

“Take them out of the trunk.” Dre ordered. The goons popped the trunk and yoked Tonya and Harlem out of the car; both were soaked in tears, sweat and Tonya’s urine.

“They stink!” Big Pie proclaimed. Pronto chuckled. Tonya lifted her head and spat in Pronto’s face. Big Pie ran over to Tonya, whom was still in the goons’ grip, and punched her in the gut. Tonya collapsed in agony.

“Alright.” Trina replied as she hung up the phone. Trina walked into the bedroom of the cabin and was surprised to find Alonzo and Meri cuddling naked on the bed. “I guess it’s cuffing season.” Trina said. Alonzo and Meri burst into laughter. “C’mon girl! We gotta go meet Big!” Meri glanced at Alonzo whom was giving her the most depressed look ever!

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“Are you sure this plan is going to work?” Pronto asked Big Pie as he lit the blunt. ​“Put that shit out!” Dre shouted. Pronto looked at him with confusion.“Don’t you see there are smoke detectors in here? The fire department are the last people I want to see!” Pronto put out the blunt.

“Stupid hotels. I can’t even get high!” Pronto replied. He shook his head. “So Big, are you going to answer my question or nah?” “I know it will work.” Dre interjected. “Once we kidnap the loves of his life, he’ll come running.” Big Pie screw faced Dre.

“Loves? As in plural? As in Alonzo is in love with Trina AND Meri?” Big Pie asked. Dre nodded.

“That’s what he told me when y’all went to the boutique.” Dre replied. Suddenly they heard Tonya kicking the bathroom door. “She’s awake.” Dre said. “Tie up her legs, we can’t have all that fucking noise. The goons got up went to the bathroom and closed the door behind them.

“You have to put that bitch in the shower. She smelling up the room.” Big Pie proclaimed. Dre chuckled.

“Never mind y’all. Untie her and let her take a shower. Big Pie is complaining.” Dre ordered. The goons untied Tonya and took off all her clothes. Tonya got into the shower and the goons exited the bathroom, but guarded the bathroom door in case Tonya tried to escape.

“Darren let me use your car.” Trina said as she zipped her hoodie.

“I’m coming with you on this one. I want to watch. ☺” Darren replied. Trina giggled. “Seriously, where do I get to watch a threesome in real life for free?” Darren grabbed his keys and led Trina out of the cabin to the car. “Trina can I ask you something?” Darren said as they pulled off.

“What is it? “ Trina asked.

“Are you jealous of Alonzo and Meri?” Darren asked. Silence engulfed the car. “Come on tell me the suspense…”